Seeking Answers to Tragic Use of Painkillers

Seeking answers to tragic use of painkillers
Filed under: prescription drug addiction help

"We didn't get turned away, but we didn't come out with anything positive,'' said Avi Israel, whose 20-year-old son, Michael, who was addicted to painkillers and other prescription drugs from his treatment for Crohn's disease, killed himself last year …
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Doctors want tweaks to Kentucky's pill mill law
Filed under: prescription drug addiction help

… prescription drug abuse in Kentucky where more people have been dying from overdoses than car wrecks. Gov. Steve Beshear has called prescription drug abuse a scourge in the state, and he pushed for the new law to help stamp it out. About Comments …
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Prescription for disaster
Filed under: prescription drug addiction help

Drug fads come and go. These days, area law enforcement agencies are fighting wave after wave of deeply addictive opiate-based pain relievers like Oxycontin, Opana and Percocet. Not only are people lying to get prescriptions or buying them from people …
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Feds want Missouri to set up drug tracking program
Filed under: prescription drug addiction help

Feds want Missouri to set up drug tracking program. ST. LOUIS — The nation's drug czar says monitoring programs help address growing prescription drug abuse problems. In fact, Missouri is the only state that's refused to set up one. White House Drug …
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